Alhamdulillahirabbilaalameen
We thank Allah for this moment
Assalaamualaikumwarahmatullahwabarakaatuh
The topic for today's discussion is what to
do during Ramadan
Title:None,Content:This blessed month is a
great opportunity for goodness, barakah (blessing), worship and obedience
towards Allaah.
It is a great month, a noble season, a month
in which hasanaat (rewards for good deeds) are multiplied and in which
committing sayi’aat
(bad deeds) is more serious than at other times. The gates of Paradise are
opened and the gates of Hell are shut, and the sinners’ repentance to Allaah is
accepted.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“The month of Ramadan in
which was revealed the Qur’aan, a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for
the guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong). So whoever of you
sights (the crescent on the first night of) the month (of Ramadan i.e. is
present at his home), he must observe Sawm (fasts) that month, and whoever is
ill or on a journey, the same number [of days which one did not observe Sawm
(fasts) must be made up] from other days. Allaah intends for you ease, and He
does not want to make things difficult for you. (He wants that you) must
complete the same number (of days), and that you must magnify Allaah [i.e. to
say Takbeer (Allaahu Akbar: Allaah is the Most Great)] for having guided you so
that you may be grateful to Him.”
[al-Baqarah 2:185]
For the sincere believer, every month is an
occasion for worship and his whole life is spent in obeying Allaah, but in the
month of Ramadaan he has even more motives to do good and his heart is even
more focused on worship, and he turns even more to his Lord. By His grace, our
generous Lord bestows His bounty upon the fasting believers and multiplies the
reward for them on this blessed occasion, so He gives abundantly and rewards
generously for righteous deeds
As one scholar asked his students: in case
the Angel of death is to appear before you this evening... Telling you that
you've left with 30 minutes to die, what will you do???
Within one minute, I would like brothers n
sisters to respond to this question..
What will u do?
Let's look at some of the things
1- asking for forgiveness from Allah
We should never forget that Allaah stretches
forth His hand during the day to accept the repentance of those who sinned at
night, and He stretches forth His hand at night to accept the repentance of
those who sinned during the day. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And march forth in the
way (which leads to) forgiveness from your Lord, and for Paradise as wide as
the heavens and the earth, prepared for Al-Muttaqoon (the pious).
We all know the sins that we've committed and
the sins that we are committing..
Let's moist our tongues with Istighfaar
Allah Say's
“Say: “O ‘Ibaadi (My slaves) who
have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)!
Despair not of the Mercy of Allaah, verily, Allaah forgives all sins. Truly, He
is Oft‑Forgiving,
Most Merciful”
[al-Zumar 39:53]
“And whoever does evil or
wrongs himself but afterwards seeks Allaah’s forgiveness, he will
find Allaah Oft‑Forgiving,
Most Merciful”
[al-Nisa’ 4:110]
We should also be more submissive to our
parents.
Because our parents especially our mothers
are the gate way to jannah
When was the last time your mum made dua for
you without you asking her??
We should also try our best to lower our gaze
since there are many fitnah out there
There are many Sunnahs with regard to
fasting, of which we will mention some:
1.It is Sunnah, if someone reviles the
fasting person or tries to fight him, to respond to his mistreatment with
kindness and to say: “I am fasting.”
2.It is Sunnah for the fasting person to eat
sahoor, for sahoor is a blessing (barakah).
3.It is Sunnah for him to hasten to break the
fast, and to delay sahoor.
4.It is Sunnah for him to break the fast with
fresh dates; if he cannot find any, then he should break his fast with dried
dates. If he cannot find any dates, then he should break his fast with water.
5.It is mustahabb for the fasting person to
say, when he breaks his fast: “Dhahaba al-zama’waabtalat al-‘urooqwathabata al-ajr in
sha Allah (Thirst is gone, the veins are moistened and the reward is certain if
Allah wills).”.
6.It is mustahabb for the fasting person to
offer a great deal of supplication (du‘aa’), because the Prophet (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) said: “There are three whose supplication will not be
rejected: the just ruler, the fasting person until he breaks his fast, and the
supplication of one who has been wronged.”
Narrated by Ahmad (8043); classed as saheeh
by the commentators on al-Musnad , taking into account all its
isnaads and corroborating evidence.
An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
It is mustahabb for the fasting person to
offer supplication whilst fasting with regard to what concerns him of the
hereafter and of this world, for himself, for those whom he loves, and for the
Muslims.
End quote from al-Majmoo‘ (6/375)
Before point seven... Let's be clear with
something🌺
There are many of us who want to be forgiven
yet we are still holding grudges with others
We are at logger heads with others
We are still listening..celindion, Bryan
Adams, shattawalleetc
We are making love calls at night with non
mahram's
Hnmm, may Allah forgive us
7.it is mustahabb to do the following:
- To sit in the mosque to read Qur’an and remember Allah
(dhikr)
- To observe i‘tikaaf in the last ten
days
- To pray Taraweeh
- To give a great deal of charity and do a
great deal of good deeds
- To study the Qur’an.
Al-Bukhaari (6) and Muslim (2308) narrated
that Ibn‘Abbaas
said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) was the
most generous of people, and he was at his most generous in Ramadaan when
Jibreel used to meet him. He would meet with him every night in Ramadaan and
revise the Qur’aa
with him, and the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
was more generous in doing good than the blowing wind.
For now is serious..
During itikaf..you this modern tertiary
Muslims with iPads, laptops trousers beyond ankle, ladies with abaya skinny
ready to kill
You see this modern tertiary..
Are we jokers or we are Muslims??
But some of them are scholars, huffazetc
Is this what u want to do in Ramadan?
8.And the fasting person should not waste his
time in doing things that are of no benefit or no use – and may adversely affect
his fast –
such as sleeping a great deal, jokingly a great deal, watching seasonal movies
eg. Kumkumbaghya, Veera.Laliga, Barclay's league and so on. He should not make
eating different kinds of food and drink his main concern. All of that will
prevent him from doing a great deal of good deeds whilst fasting.
NB: now kumkumbaghya time has been
extrapolated
Subhaanallah, now Muslims are okay to wear
messi or Rinaldo's Jersey to be identified but ask him when is he going to wear
Jalbaab or leave his bear or let his trouser to be above his ankle, what will
he say???
Just look at yourself right now you are
reading... Are a victim?
Is not too late
Fortunately for us we are in Ramadan
If we stop compromising with the principles
of Islam and with sincere taubah...
Allah will forgive us.AAAMEEN
We listen to mufti menk ,zakirNaik etc...but
do we still see around.
I always say is not the matter of going to
AzharJaami'ah, or NurulAmeen that makes u a better Muslim.
But is high time we work with the little that
we know.
If not we will continue talking talking and
listening listening without any benefitLet's purify our intention brethren in
this Ramadan. To end with, bs I don't want to be too emotional with this state
of the Ummah. Time passes quickly.Days pass so quickly, as if they were mere
moments. We welcomed Ramadaan, then we bade it farewell, and only a short
period of time passed and we are welcoming Ramadaan again. So we should hasten
to do good deeds in this month and strive to fill it with that which Allaah is
pleased with and with that which will help us on the Day when we meet Him.Wasallallaahummaalaanabiyyinaawahabiibanaa
Muhammad Waalaaaalihiwasahbihiiwasallam.Wassalaamualaikumwarahmatullahwabarakaatuh
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